This large envelope of cards really made me chuckle. For the most part the cards were just stuffed in there. I literally had to turn it upside down and shake it to get all 52 cards out. A few were in a 9-page sheet that served as some protection, but most were scattered loosely inside. It was awesome. There is something a lot more fun about shaking a huge bundle of cards out onto your desk than there is carefully cutting tape off of a plastic case. Granted, the case does a better job of protecting the cards, but I'm not collecting these as an investment. It's a hobby, and as such, I'll take "fun" over "value" everyday.
That's not to discourage people from carefully sending cards in protective cases, by all means, send them however you want. I actually kind of enjoy trying to find creative, "safe" ways to send cards, so whatever way you like to send them is fine. Just keep sending them.
This is the second time Michael has sent cards, and he gets his money's worth when he does. Last time he sent 44 cards, this time he sent 52. Which brings his total to 96, and puts him at #3 on the All-Time Total cards sent list. This package also pushed my total number of cards received for free in the mail from readers over 1,500. That number now sits at 1,516 (more on that below). Thanks for the cards Michael.
Updated Totals:
1984 Topps x10: 172
1987 Donruss x2: 264
1987 Donruss Opening Day: 17
1988 Donruss x3: 557
1988 Score x2: 183
1988 Topps AS x4: 377
1989 Donruss x13: 209
1989 Upper Deck: 84
1990 Donruss: 191
1990 Score x3: 126
1991 Upper Deck CL x3: 97
1992 Score: 36
1993 Fleer Ultra: 26
1993 Stadium Club x7: 33
1,516 cards in the Mail
Top Ten Cards Sent
1. 1987 Topps ...........64
2. 1989 Topps ...........58
3. 1990 Topps ...........57
4. 1988 Topps AS ........51
5. 1988 Topps ...........49
6. 1991 Donruss .........41
7. 1989 Donruss .........33
8. 1991 Donruss MVP .....31
9. 1993 Donruss .........30
10. 1990 Donruss ........29
Top Senders (Total Cards, # of envelopes)
Nick (Allen, TX) .........................122, 1
Mark (Dedmond, ME).........................98, 1
Michael (Redwood City, CA) ................96, 2
"Junior Junkie" ...........................71, 8
Lucas (Cooperstown, NY) ...................69, 1
"Night Owl" ...............................52, 3
Anthony (New Castle, OK) ..................42, 2
"Nolan's Dugout" ..........................40, 1
Jeff (Antelope, CA) .......................39, 1
"Angels in Order" .........................38, 2
"Swing and a Pop Up" ......................38, 2
Tom (Peoria, IL) ..........................38, 1
Mike (Horsett, NJ) ........................31, 1
"The Todd Father" .........................30, 3
Ryan (Nova Scotia) ........................29, 6
unknown (Niceville,FL) ....................29, 1
"Clubhouse Kaz" ...........................28, 6
"Unlikely Source" .........................28, 3
"Starting Nine" ...........................26, 4
Sam (San Carlos, CA) ......................26, 1
Crap. I am not on the list. Must correct that.
ReplyDeleteI was just about to go downstairs to the man room and pull all my Tim Wallach cards. But then I saw that I am already on the list. Say what? Heck, I didn't even find this blog until two weeks ago. How does that happen?
ReplyDeleteGot another stack going too.
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